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Radioactive paedophile on the run

I don't think there's any reason to say where you can find this story . You've probably already worked it out! Read More...

Published 27 Feb 2009 2:30 PM by Mad World
Reading University social work course closure - parties unite

For those following the proposed closure of Reading's social work course, there has been a positive development. Read More...

Published 27 Feb 2009 12:45 PM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, reading university
Sun social work petition reaches 4,000 signatures

I'm very pleased to say that our petition calling on The Sun to offer more balanced coverage of social work issues has now reached 4,000 signatures. Read More...

Published 27 Feb 2009 11:45 AM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, baby p, sun
New blog on anxiety and OCD and why do people Tweet?

Back to mental health issues. There's a new blog out there focusing on anxiety and OCD which I'm sure it will be worth a look. Read More...

Published 26 Feb 2009 4:32 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, anxiety, twitter, ocd
Sun shortlisted for Baby P campaign award: our response

We discovered yesterday that The Sun had been shortlisted for a Press Gazette journalism award for its Baby P campaign. Read More...

Published 26 Feb 2009 9:33 AM by Mad World

Filed under: social workers, social work, The Sun, baby p
Sun shortlisted for award for Baby P campaign

We've just learned that the Sun has been shortlisted for campaign of the year at the Press Gazette annual journalism awards, for its Baby P coverage. Read More...

Published 25 Feb 2009 11:07 PM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, The Sun, baby p
Facebook can be good for your mental health

There has been much coverage in the media this week about the potential mental health dangers of spending too much time on Facebook or other social media, instead of interacting with people in the physical world. Read More...

Published 25 Feb 2009 2:55 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, twitter, facebook
Social work novel alert

Ok - it seems to me there aren't that many novels featuring social workers as primary characters, so when I find one I like to highlight it. Especially one that has had a good review. Read More...

Published 25 Feb 2009 12:23 PM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, novel
Tomatoes, gardening and farmers... oh and mental health

Here are some uncharacteristically earthy things I've noticed on the web today. First up, on the excellently named Tomatoes for Health blog , check out article number 2 citing research which found that bacteria found in soil may act in a similar way...

Published 24 Feb 2009 2:05 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, farming, tomatoes, gardening
Nottingham baby case: the truth emerges at last

Those with long memories might recall the media storm that accompanied the story of the Nottingham baby taken from her mother by social services without the proper legal authority. Read More...

Published 24 Feb 2009 12:13 PM by Mad World

Filed under: media, social work, nottingham baby case
Mental health and childhood abuse

The argument about the origins of schizophrenia and other mental health conditions is a topic of much debate , which I've mentioned before. Do they originate in childhood trauma, genes or a combination of both? Read More...

Published 23 Feb 2009 3:03 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, abuse; brain chemistry
Liquorice, cocaine and Yoda

An ingredient in licourice could one day form the basis of treating cocaine addiction. Read More...

Published 20 Feb 2009 4:00 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, cocaine
Hilton Dawson takes over at BASW: now he's got to take on The Sun

Former MP and social worker Hilton Dawson was unveiled as the new chief exec of the British Association of Social Workers today. I think he's got a fair bit on his plate. Read More...

Published 20 Feb 2009 2:52 PM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, The Sun, hilton dawson, basw
Is British binge drinking a good thing?

This is the unlikely subject of a study by a Dutch-born academic . And it's not as silly as it sounds. Read More...

Published 19 Feb 2009 3:54 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, stress, binge drinking
Footballers, perfect bodies and curvy women

Football players are not necessarily happy with their physique, according to new research . Read More...

Published 19 Feb 2009 2:12 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, football, recession, body image
Anti-phobia pills and loneliness

Pretty amazing story today in New Scientist about a treatment which can apparently break the link between a memory and feelings of anxiety about it. Read More...

Published 16 Feb 2009 4:57 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, loneliness, ptsd, phobias
Reading University set to close social work department

It seems the University of Reading is recommending that its department of health and social care, which trains social workers, should close in September 2011. Read More...

Published 13 Feb 2009 4:03 PM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, reading, degree
New drug for annoyingly happy people approved

Here's something from The Onion , which I like but is not as good as The Day Today , the original and best news spoof. Read More...

Published 13 Feb 2009 3:57 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, comedy, the onion
How competent is your boss? Are they faking it?

Social care workers often complain about the quality of management and there's an interesting article in Time which might shed some light on management and leadership in general. Read More...

Published 12 Feb 2009 2:06 PM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, leadership, management
Screening for schizophrenia

Scientists have come up with a new way to potentially detect markers for schizophrenia in the brain before symptoms manifest themselves. Read More...

Published 12 Feb 2009 11:24 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, schizophrenia, screening
Alastair Campbell and Time to Change

Here is a video of Alastair Campbell talking about great figures from history who have had mental health problems as part of the Time to Change campaign. Read More...

Published 10 Feb 2009 11:51 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, stigma, time to change, alastair campbell
Is schizophrenia the modern leprosy?

There is an opinion piece in The Times written by the relative of someone who has schizophrenia, who criticises the Time to Change campaign for suggesting that all mental health conditions are the same. Read More...

Published 10 Feb 2009 11:03 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, schizophrenia
States of Mind on Radio 4

Thanks to Mind Hacks for pointing out a series of programmes on Radio 4 about the history of psychiatry. Read More...

Published 9 Feb 2009 4:31 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychiatry
Mindfulness and how to spend your hard-earned

Ok, this isn't exactly rocket science but I thought I'd hit you with it anyway. Spending your hard earned pesos on experiences rather than items will make you happier, research suggests . Read More...

Published 9 Feb 2009 2:28 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mindfulness, money
Brain training and the biochemistry of the brain

Cognitive training can change the biochemistry of the brain, researchers have found. Read More...

Published 6 Feb 2009 4:39 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, Human Brain, brain chemistry, brain training
Back social work by signing our petition

Community Care has launched an e-petition calling on The Sun newspaper to stop scapegoating social workers and use its significant resources to back them instead and improve the quality of child protection as a result. Read More...

Published 6 Feb 2009 11:16 AM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, The Sun
Rapid thinking can make you happy

This appears to be the finding of a new study reported in Scientific American. Read More...

Published 5 Feb 2009 4:37 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mindfulness, rapid thinking
Horizon on cannabis

By Keith Sellick Horizon took a toke on the great cannabis debate recently. And it came out in favour of its medicinal properties but for keeping it out of the way of the young Read More...

Published 5 Feb 2009 12:49 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Keith Sellick, Human Brain, Drug use, cannabis, horizon, neural transmitters
Picture of iPhone cake

I found this picture of an iPhone cake at Munch cafe in Sutton, Surrey. Read More...

Published 4 Feb 2009 2:27 PM by Mad World

Filed under: iphone, cake
Link between watching TV in adolescence and depression

The Archives of General Psychiatry report a link between media use in adolescence and later depression. Read More...

Published 3 Feb 2009 10:48 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, television, depresson
People with mental illness no more violent than anyone else

A new study challenges the oft-held view that mental illness alone is predictor of violence. Read More...

Published 3 Feb 2009 10:28 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, media, mental illness, violence
Smoking, binge drinking and internet therapy

On the day sno-mageddon hit the UK (well some of it at least) here are some research bits that have nothing to do with snow. Researchers have found a link between adolescent smoking and adult depressions in rats and believe it may also apply to humans...

Published 2 Feb 2009 1:26 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, anxiety, smoking, depresson, motivational interviewing, internet therapy, binge drinking

February 2009 - Mad World

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Radioactive paedophile on the run

Reading University social work course closure - parties unite

Sun social work petition reaches 4,000 signatures

New blog on anxiety and OCD and why do people Tweet?

Sun shortlisted for Baby P campaign award: our response

Sun shortlisted for award for Baby P campaign

Facebook can be good for your mental health

Social work novel alert

Tomatoes, gardening and farmers... oh and mental health

Nottingham baby case: the truth emerges at last

Mental health and childhood abuse

Liquorice, cocaine and Yoda

Hilton Dawson takes over at BASW: now he's got to take on The Sun

Is British binge drinking a good thing?

Footballers, perfect bodies and curvy women

Anti-phobia pills and loneliness

Reading University set to close social work department

New drug for annoyingly happy people approved

How competent is your boss? Are they faking it?

Screening for schizophrenia

Alastair Campbell and Time to Change

Is schizophrenia the modern leprosy?

States of Mind on Radio 4

Mindfulness and how to spend your hard-earned

Brain training and the biochemistry of the brain

Back social work by signing our petition

Rapid thinking can make you happy

Horizon on cannabis

Picture of iPhone cake

Link between watching TV in adolescence and depression

People with mental illness no more violent than anyone else

Smoking, binge drinking and internet therapy